LROR-September2015-Newsletter

The following morning we headed on towards Murphy Hogback which is a very steep and narrow section of trail. Use
caution here because there is no room for two vehicles to pass. At the top of the Hogback is Murphy A, B, and C camp
sites. This camp easily has some of the best views but the high winds at the top could be a nuisance for campers. The
descent from Murphy’s was another switchback shelf road and at the bottom the terrain slowly changed from steep and
twisty to flat and sandy. Here we traveled around the rim often coming within feet of the drop off to the Green River
below. After roughly 39 miles, day two driving was complete and we rolled into our final camp at Potato Bottom B. This
camp site is in very close proximity of the river but because of the thick undergrowth and steep muddy banks it’s not
worth making the walk. That night we enjoyed some juicy sirloins, loaded mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.
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Orem, Utah September 2015
COMING EVENTS
Issue #33
“Lets have some
Breakfast
together and Go
Wheeling!”
Nitto Tire National
Championship
Reno, Nevada
Sept 16-17, 2015
Saturday October 3rd, 2015
Mary Ellen Gulch Lot
American Fork Canyon, Utah
Click HERE
to Register
Marlin Crawler
Round-up
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We are going to be
providing a Pancake
breakfast that
morning at 10:00am as
well as handout some
swag and have a Raffle
to help the U4WDA
keep our trails open.
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Raffle Tickets are
available at Low Range
Off-Road the week of the event or on site that morning. They will be $5
each or 5 for $20.
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After breakfast we will then split up and hit the trails in smaller groups
and have some fun.
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Registration is limited to 100 vehicles and openings may go fast, so don't
delay.
Rubicon Spring
Campground, California
Sept 18-20, 2015
Cruisin’ the Woods
Gales Creek, Oregon
September 25th & 26th, 2015
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to See:
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Ellen Gulch”
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Current Sponsors
• All-Pro Off-Road-Spidertrax Off-Road
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• Trail-Gear
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Meet:
Deon Grimes
Q: What is your job/role at Low Range Off-Road?
Q: How long have you been working here?
Controller
Since Jan ’15 as controller, before
that for about 8 years as outside accountant
Q: What is the best thing you like about working here?
The people, of
course. Also – have learned a lot about spreadsheets and the value of timely reports in running
a business.
Q: Where are you originally from? I
was born in Salt Lake City but grew up all
over the US because my father was in the Navy.
I was a bookkeeper for many years, then went back to
school to get a Masters in Accountancy degree from BYU. Have worked in accounting for
about 15 years.
Q: What's your background?
Q: Any favorite sports teams?
BYU football. Do like the March Madness matches
as well.
Q: What vehicles do you own?
Unfortunately nothing fun – Just a Toyota Camry.
Q: What is your family like? You really asked that? Boring – just 15 children, 10
daughters and 5 sons. Have 44 grandchildren with 2 more on the way. Have 2 great-grandchildren. And yes, I am way too young to have
great-grands. Love them all – great fun, really not boring at all!
Q: What are your hobbies? Grandchildren, reading, cake decorating, cooking for really large groups, learning about offroading. Have son-in-laws who have been involved in off-roading.
Q: When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? I have always loved teaching, and
thought I would teach high school math or English. I fell into accounting because of my strong math background and found I loved it too.
Q: What is your favorite restaurant?
Probably Red Lobster. Love coconut shrimp!
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RIG OF THE
MONTH
1984 Toyota
September
4Runner
aniel Bauer
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Front axle:!has Trail-Gear big armor,
Marlin Crawler knuckle ball gussets, Low
Range upper axle truss, Trail-Gear inspection
port, Low Range ultimate knuckle rebuild kit,
IFS hub swap to match the IFS width rear
axle, Land Cruiser discs with IFS calipers, fj80
high pinion 3rd member with 5.29 gears and a
Spartan locker.
Front suspension:!is random leafs,
with an IFS steering box swap and Trail-Gear
high steer.
Rear axle:!is a 1987 IFS width, with
Trail-Gear big armor, Land Cruiser wheel
cylinders, 5.29 gears and an ARB air-locker
supplied by a York engine driven compressor.
Rear suspension:!is Chevy leafs
using a Low Range swap kit, with a LowRange upper shock mount.
The drive train:!is stock 22RE motor
and a single transfer case.
$50.00 Gift
Certificate
awarded every month to the Rig
of the Month Winner! Simply
send your pics and mod list to
[email protected]
By Owner:
Tires: It has 33x12.50 tires on stock SR5
wheels with about a 3" lift.
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“My truck is a poster
child for Low Range
Off-Road. Every single
thing on it came from
you guys. I even have
RCV front axles and
Rock Sliders I bought
from you guys that I
haven’t installed yet.”
aniel Bauer
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PROJECT
UPDATE
September
For
Sale
Asking
$11,000
1987
Tin Top Samurai
A
!!!!!!!!!!s!you!may!recall!our!Project!Update!in!the!
September!2013!issue!of!the!LowDown!newsletter!
highlighted!a!red!1987!Samurai!Tin!Top.!!The!history!is;!
our!sales!manager!Dan!Woods!bought!it!from!company!
owner!Sean!Conk!as!a!project!build.!!Dan!installed!a!1.3L!
Samurai!motor!with!a!MYKSIDE!2!Carb!kit,!a!rebuilt!
transmission!and!4.16!TKcase.!!For!axles!it!had!a!
Sidekick/Sami!hybrid!with!a!spool!in!the!rear!and!a!
LockKRight!Locker!in!the!front.!!It!also!had!ZOR!bumpers!
and!slider.
!!!!!!!!!!!After!a!couple!of!years!of!!“wheeling”!
Dan’s!family!out!grew!the!little!red!Sami!
and!sold!it!back!to!Sean.!!Low!Range!
technicians!have!been!working!on!it,!here!
in!the!shop!for!the!past!couple!of!years!–!
just!whenever!they!had!time.!!They!pulled!
the!body!off!and!stripped!it!clean.!!Then!
they!painted!it!“allKblackKeverything”!to!
give!it!a!“blacked!out”!look.!!They!added!
bumpers,!sliders,!and!crusher!corners,!for!
protection.!!Then!came!the!new!Corbeau!
seats!and!a!roof!rack.
!!!!!!!!!!!Additionally,!they!added!a!freshly!rebuilt!1.3L!Samurai!engine!with!propane!
injection!and!a!turbo.!!
!!!!!!!!!!!The!drive!train!was!enhanced!with!a!
rebuilt!transmission,!4.5!TKCase!supported!by!
our!stout!LROR!EOS!TKCase!Cradle.!!To!
strengthen!the!steering!and!suspension!they!
added!our!Toy!Spring!Swap!Kit,!AlignKCorrect!
Crossover!Steering!Kit,!TC!Power!Steering!Pump!
and!Sidekick!steering!gear!box.!!
!!!!!!!!!!The!axles!were!rebuilt!with!4.62!gears!and!
LockKRight!lockers!front!and!rear.!!The!braking!
system!was!enhanced!with!our!LROR!Rear!Disc!
Brake!and!EKBrake!Kit!and!yes,!is!for!sale.!!!See!
Next!page!for!more!details.!!Those!who!are!
interested!call!Sean!at!801K805K6644!or!email!
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1.3 Litter Turbo and Propane Kit
LROR Rebuilt Transmission 6.5 Transfer Case with Updated Front Output Shaft
4.62 Gears in the Differentials
Sidekick/Sami Hybrid Rear Axle
LROR's Silverback HD 4140 Chromoly Rear Axles Shafts
Corbeau Moab Seats LROR Corbeau Seat Mounts
ABS Interior Body Panels All Around
Smittybuilt Rear Drawer LROR Metal Glove Box Door
DGI Radio Box with Gauge Tray Air/fuel, Water Temp and Boost Gauges
Pioneer Sound System
LROR Shift Knobs (Trans and T-case)
White Face Gauge Kit
LROR Billet Aluminum Door Hinge Kit
Unbreakable Aluminum Door Handles All New Weather Seals LROR Windshield Wiper Brace LROR Hood Scoop Newer Style Grill
Trail-Gear 8000 lbs. Winch
LROR Front Bumper
Digital Clock Rear Propositioning Valve MSD Blaster 2 Coil
LROR Aluminum Radiator
Electric Fan H4 Headlight Upgrade Extended Steel Braided Brake Lines
LED Tail Lights
Red Top Optima Battery LROR Battery Hold Down
GM Alternator 68 Amp
LROR Aluminum Pulleys (water pump, crank, alt, P/S)
Hella Horns
LROR Custom Crusher Corners with Fender Flares
2-Inch Wheel Spacers LROR Formed Rock Sliders LROR Rear Tin Top Tail Gate Crusher Panels LROR Custom Exhaust with Magnaflow Muffler
LROR Rear Bumper with Tire Carrier
33x10.50R15 BFG's Km2
Gorilla Lock Lug Nuts
GT Grant Steering Wheel
LROR EOS Transfer Case Cradle
LROR E Brake Kit
LROR Rear Disk Brake Kit
LROR HD Steering Correct Kit
Poly Body Mount Kit
Trail Gear TC pump 1450 psi
Those!who!are!interested!call!
LROR Front Frame Plate
Sean!at!801K805K6644!or!email!
LROR S/K Steering Box Mount
[email protected].
15" Heat Sink P/S Cooler
LROR Roof Rack
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FEATUREDSUPPLIER
September
Just Differentials is located in
Cashmere Washington, just 2-1/2
hours east of Seattle. Just
Differentials was created by Jeremy
Ayers and Carl Montoya and started
as a small differential shop that also
offered off-road products online.
They opened shop in 2005 and have
been expanding ever since. They
started as a company that sells a variety of products and soon realized the need for specific
gearing applications. Then the Nitro Gear and Axle
product line was born. Nitro is their house brand that
continues to be among the best in the industry. With
quality on their minds Jeremy and Carl turned to the
same manufactures as your OEM products. By using
better materials, machining, heat-treating and lapping
process, Nitro has become an ultra-reliable brand that
ensures a strong, quiet running, long lasting product.
Every new application is actually installed in there own
personal vehicles to ensure excellent fitment and easy
setup. Their theory is "Do to others what you would
want done to you".
Toyota USA 2015 PRO TUNDRA
Baja 1000 1st in class winner
The guys at Just Differentials are also diehard
Running Off-the-Shelf Nitro 4:88 Gears
Toyota fans. One interesting fact is that Nitro
Gear & Axle pioneered the V6 Ring and
Pinion Gear swap into a 4-cylinder housing.
They continue to offer this product because
they feel that it’s the better product, and we
agree. Because attention to detail, durability
and precision is at the heart of everything
they do at Just Differentials, it is little wonder
why Toyota themselves use Nitro Gear & Axle
products. Yes, Toyota used Nitro Gears for the
BAJA
1000 1st Place win this year and the Baja 1000 and
500 win last year, all on one diff setup without being
rebuilt, the same parts we offer to the public.
Just Differential's Employs over 25 people and just
recently opened a warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia. So
if you are in the continental US, Nitro Gear products
can be on your doorstep in no more than 3 days, and
with over $15,000,000 worth of product in stock, a
total of over 25,000 sq. ft. of warehouse, and 4,000
different products, Just Differentials is an outstanding
leader in the off-road product industry.
Just Differential
Warehouse
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Amazingly, they haven't forgotten about the little guys either. Just
Differentials still does “installs” in their Washington warehouse for the
local guy's.
They continue to be the industry leader of the newest products
on the market. They were the first to offer aftermarket gearing options
for any Toyotas made in the last 10 years, that’s right Tundra, FJ
Cruiser, 4runner, Land Cruiser, etc. Even overseas models. In fact,
Nitro offers gearing options for ALL Toyota 4x4’s. Nitro also offers a full
line of Chromoly Rear axles and Birfield kits for Toyotas. And for you
Tacoma guys, don't be surprised to see a set of 8.75” gears for your
2016’s."
Additionally, we encourage you not to forget that Nitro Gear & Axle is also an incredibly supportive
supplier. They are continually helping shops around the world promote their products. They also offer
great discounts to distributers like “yours truly” Low Range Off-Road, who can offer any of the many Nitro
products. We can send it to you from our local warehouse or drop ship from Nitro's locations at a very
competitive rate. We also invite you to watch for Low Range Off-Road SALES because we often have the
lowest prices around on Nitro Gear products. Low Range has always viewed Nitro Gear & Axle as a
“stand up” supplier and that is why we choose them as our Featured Supplier. Click HERE for additional
Nitro Gear & Axle product information.
This is the Toyota USA 2015 PRO TUNDRA
Baja 1000 1st in class winner running “Offthe-Shelf” Nitro 4:88 gears.
Here is the TRD USA Baja 500
& 1000 Winning Tacoma
running Nitro 4.56 gears.
Here is the Canguro Racing 200 series Land Cruiser running Nitro 4.88 Gears
who took 2nd in Baja 1000 and 1st in Vegas to Reno.
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HIGHLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
September
Inchworm Gear Built Tacoma / FJ
Cruiser / 4Runner Double Case Setup
$1,569.00
Want to put dual cases behind your
Tacoma? One of the best and strongest
setups is running a dual case setup with a
crawl box before your existing Tacoma/FJ
case. The Inchworm Gear Built Tacoma
setup has a dual row bearing for ultimate
coupler life and is fully clockable. It is
CNC Machined right here in the USA and
has more features than any other
clockable Tacoma adapter kit on the
planet. It was a feat of engineering that
took many years to perfect and is
available now for all to enjoy. Each setup
is finely CNC Machined in the USA and
assembled right here in Orem, Utah.
Want to put dual cases behind your
Tacoma? One of the best and strongest
setups is running a dual case setup with
a crawl box before your existing Tacoma/
FJ case. The Inchworm Gear Built
Tacoma setup has a dual row bearing for
ultimate coupler life and is fully
clockable. It is CNC Machined right here
in the USA and has more features than
any other clockable Tacoma adapter kit
on the planet. It was a feat of
engineering that took many years to
perfect and is available now for all to
enjoy. Each setup is finely CNC
Machined in the USA and assembled
right here in Orem, Utah.
$249.00
Suzuki Samurai
EOS Extreme Duty
Transfer Case
Cradle
Baja Design's Squadron Sport starts out
at $107.95 each at Low Range Off Road. The Squadron Sport utilizes 4 Cree
XP-G2 LEDs producing an
impressive 1,800 lumens at 20 watts.
The next step up, the Squadron Pro
packs 4,300 Lumens at 42 watts that
will truly annihilate the night.
Of
course, Baja Designs doesn't stop
there... they have lights that will push
light out so far it is good for racers
running 120MPH in the desert. Yep,
Baja Designs really are the Scientists
of Lighting!
Its just a cradle right? Wrong.
Engineered with a 4th mounting
location to the frame, we reduced
the chances of the frame breaking at
the mounting points, something
commonly found on the Samurai.
It is also designed to work perfectly
with any E-Brake setup on the
market. Integral to the cradle's strength too is a lower skid plate which
protects the transfer case from trail abrasion. Each cradle is finely hand Tig
Welded right here in Orem, Utah USA.
All prices subject to
change without notice!
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HIGHLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
September
ARB Air Lockers
Starting at
about:
$1,041.20
One product that has really changed
the landscape of the off road market
has to be the ARB Air Locker.
Engineered to perfection, the ARB
Locker is top notch. With ARB's
timed locking mechanism, superior
metallurgy, continuous attention to
detail and strength makes ARB's
engineering always stand out. We
could literally list everything ARB and
OME has as an engineering feat. This Fits 2010 + FJ & 4Runner
Starting at:
$463.96
OnX6 Racer Edition LED
Light Bars
10” Racer Addition
LED light bars have competed with HID's
in distance for some time. Off Road
Racers threw away their LED light bars
and got HID's again until Baja Designs
came out with their OnX6 Racer Edition
light bars. Engineered for speeds of 110+
MPH, Baja Designs showed the world
that you don't have to compromise
anymore- you just have to innovate.
Starting at:
Spidertrax Toyota 1.5"
Wheel Spacers 6
on 5.5 Lug Centric
$99.00
A wheel spacer is just a wheel spacer right?
Wrong. Everything that Spidertrax makes is
not copied- its engineered. Each wheel spacer
has been perfected by the hands that
designed them. Spidertrax has taken more
time than anyone to make sure that even the
studs that are pressed into the spacers are of
the utmost quality and strength. USA Made in
Colorado.
All prices subject to
change without notice!
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HIGHLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
$1,599.0
Reid Racing Super
Hydra 400
Transmission Case
Off Road Version
If you don't think this belongs on
the list then try and make one. It's virtually becoming the
standard in off road racing and
we are proud to offer the best
transmission case available to
Ultra 4 and off road racing. Reid
Racing uses a phenomenally
expensive permanent mold casting technique for the Super Hydra 400®,
which results in a massively strong, tough, ductile, and leak-free case that
is 100% interchangeable with existing GM Turbo 400 cases.
Starting at:
Light Racing / SPC
Adjustable Upper
Control Arms
Light Racing / SPC's control arms
provide additional camber of caster
change. Built with an OE style
sealed ball joint and SpecRide™
bushings, this arm is designed to
correct alignment angles while
maintaining factory ride quality.
SpecRide bushings in themselves
are a feat in Engineering. With in
house testing, SPC's engineers
have been able to increase
bushing life by perfecting even the
chemical compounds used in the
composition of their bushing
material.
$408.73
These parts fit the
2005-2015 Tacoma
All prices subject to
change without notice!
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